Earthway Seed Plate Guide
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Below is a list of available seed plates for the Earthway 1001-B Precision Garden Seeder. Earthway Seed Plate Guide
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Earthway seed plates can be purchased individually, or in money saving sets: Standard Seed Plate Set, or Optional Seed Plate Set.
Standard Seed Plate Kit
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Plants most varieties of sweet corn and some other larger seed types 0.375" |
Plants some leek, asparagus, spinach, and other fine seeds 0.175" |
Plants some lettuce, turnip, endive, cabbage, onion, tomato, and other fine seeds 0.125" |
Plants some small peas 0.450" |
Plants some jumbo and early June peas 0.562" |
Plants some okra, Swiss chard, and other medium seeds 0.562" |
Plants various types of hemp seed 0.170" |
Optional Seed Plate Kit
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Plants light lettuce, turnip, rutabaga, light cabbage, mustard, kale, and other fine seeds 0.150" |
Plants mustard, cabbage, cauliflower, turnip, rutabaga, and other fine seeds 0.100" |
Plants some pumpkin, gourd, squash, and other flat seeds 0.312" |
Plants medium size seeds of a size less than 0.250" |
Plants peanuts and other large seeds 0.625" |
Make a custom seed plate with spacing and seed size you determine |
Custom Seed Fitting
Custom seed fitting can be easily accomplished by using bees wax to alter Earthway plates to suit your seed size and spacing (bees wax is preferred because of its strength and durability over normal paraffin wax). Holes can be made smaller by partially filling the seed cups of a larger seed plate with the wax, and spacing changes can be made by filling the seed cup fully with bees wax to get the desired spacing. Since the wax is removable, your original seed plate remains intact.
When melting bees wax use EXTREME CAUTION to prevent burns or fires.
STEP 1: On the front face of the seed plate, cover each cup with masking tape making sure to press the tape down to completely cover and seal the cup and cut-out on the seed plate. Do not fold the tape onto the back of the seed plate as it will cause problems in step 5.
STEP 2: Turn seed plate over. On the back of the seed plate, place the selected seed in the center of the cup so that it is stuck to the masking tape (if possible).
STEP 3: Carefully drip wax into the cup and cut-out area around the seed until the area is filled level with the top of the seed plate. Repeat on the remaining cups and allow to cool.
STEP 4: Remove the seeds from the seed plate cups. Using a knife or pointed object, carefully trim the excess wax from the back of the seed plate. Remove any fragments of wax from the hole that was left by the seed.
STEP 5: Turn seed plate over and place it on a hard flat surface. Remove the masking tape from the front of the seed plate cups, and remove any wax fragments from the hole that was left by the seed.
